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On October 28, 2014 we are offering a five-year refresher training in Center Valley.

This one-day training will refresh and review critical elements of doing protective services in the Commonwealth including investigative techniques, updates to the regulation, interpretation of regulations, guardianship and power of attorney laws, etc.

The Department of Aging is requiring all protective service investigators to take this course every 5 years, in addition to their annual enrichment training. This year, all PS investigators and PS supervisors with 5 years of experience must attend one of the classes. Read more »

On September 25, 2014 we are offering a five-year refresher training in Greensburg.

This one-day training will refresh and review critical elements of doing protective services in the Commonwealth including investigative techniques, updates to the regulation, interpretation of regulations, guardianship and power of attorney laws, etc.

The Department of Aging is requiring all protective service investigators to take this course every 5 years, in addition to their annual enrichment training. This year, all PS investigators and PS supervisors with 5 years of experience must attend one of the classes. Read more »

The Institute on Protective Services, funded by Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Bureau of Human Services Licensing, offers training for Personal Care Home Administrators. Course provide 6 credit-hours of continuing education and are offered at no cost to administrators.

Sign-in for trainings is from 8:00 am – 8:30 am and the training runs from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm. Please be prompt. Certificates will not be issued for late arrivals. Lunch is on your own at each training location. Read more »

Four people, including three from the Philadephia area, have been charged in connection with a scam that targeted elderly victims throughout the country to steal thousands of dollars in a “Grandparent Scam,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced today.

The scammers allegedly stole at least $162,600 and are accused of attempting to steal approximately $37,325 more. One victim alone, a woman from Texas, was allegedly defrauded out of $64,900, according to the attorney general’s office.

“Today, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shut down a scam that’s as sinister as it is pervasive,” Kane said in a press release. Read more »

HANOVER TWP. — Township police and Luzerne County detectives have charged Isis Ann Brown with the deadly assault of her aunt in March. Brown, 34, has been jailed at the county correctional facility since her arrest on aggravated assault charges on March 28.Authorities allege Brown threw items at her aunt, Dorothy Koreny, 78, outside their home on Solomon Street in Hanover Township. Koreny died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township on April 8. An autopsy by forensic pathologist Dr. Mary Pascucci found Koreny died from traumatic head injuries, according to the county Coroner’s Office. Her death was ruled a homicide. Read more »

Today, leaders in the fight against elder abuse announced a framework for tackling the highest priority challenges to elder abuse prevention and prosecution, and called on all Americans to take a stand against the serious societal problem of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.

Research suggests that 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 60 has experienced elder abuse or neglect, and that people with dementia are at higher risk for abuse.

Supported by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Elder Justice Roadmap was developed by harnessing the expertise of hundreds of public and private stakeholders from across the country and by gathering their input. The goal of these expert summits was to identify the most critical priorities and concrete opportunities for greater public and private investment and engagement in elder abuse issues.

The Elder Justice Roadmap reflects the knowledge and perspectives of these experts in the field and will be considered by the Elder Justice Coordinating Council and others in developing their own strategic plans to prevent and combat elder abuse. Read more »

A Kingston man led his landlord to believe he was helping him out by writing out checks to pay bills for him, but instead was writing them out to himself, according to an affidavit. Ernest J. Taylor, 52, of 34 S. Loveland Ave., was charged with a single misdemeanor count of theft and seven felony counts each of forgery and identity theft for financially exploiting 84-year-old Stanley Kuboski for $1,246.

Kingston detectives started investigating after the area Agency on Aging received a confidential complaint July 10 about “seven suspicious checks made out to Mr. Taylor,” the affidavit said. Investigators interviewed Kuboski, who said Taylor would often offer to help pay Kuboski’s bills by filling out checks since Taylor moved in next door about a year ago, the affidavit said. When investigators showed him the checks that were made out to Taylor, however, Kuboski said he never authorized any of them. Read more »

Seating is limited and Registration is Required. Limit 2 staff per home. If you register and later determine that you are unable to attend please be courteous and contact the Institute to remove your name from the registration list.